Kochan’s reasoning? Right now,executives at public companies have an
incentive to take short-term measures to boost stock price — and their
own bonuses linked to stock price — rather than invest in longer-term
measures likely to create jobs. So Kochan thinks we should make the lure
of additional executive compensation less tempting to decision
makers– through substantially higher taxes on high compensation.
Kochan does advocate expanding business’s tax credits for job creation —
and an emphasis on partnership between workers and management to
increase productivity.

For more on Kochan’s ideas about the strategic choices executives
face in labor relations, read his essay “Taking the High Road,” which
appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review.

US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by
pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.

A group of 24 marines swooped on the German-owned M/V Magellan Star and
took control of the ship from nine pirates who had captured it on
Wednesday.

There were no casualties during the pre-dawn raid, the US Fifth Fleet said.

Control of the vessel has been returned to the crew, who were unhurt
after they managed to seal themselves in a safe compartment when the
pirates struck.

...

Nine suspected pirates were taken into custody, Lt. Fage added.

...

The Marines were able to get tactical surprise and there
were no shots fired in the capture. It was a return to one of the
original missions of the Marine Corps who first achieved fame fighting
pirates on the "shores of Tripoli."

Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran says deputies arrested Barnes
after responding to what was termed an incomplete 911 call from a home
around 4:16 p.m. Wednesday.

Deputies say both Barnes and the woman had visible injuries, but took
Barnes into custody after determining he had been the primary
aggressor.

The name of the woman was not released, but she was described by
authorities as “a woman who lived with him and with whom he had a dating
relationship.”
Barnes was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on suspicion of
domestic violence and maliciously obstructing the use of a telephone
line.

He posted a $50,000 bond and was released. He is scheduled to be
arraigned in court Monday. Source

We need you to do good while you’re out
here in LA homie. Save all that aggression for the court. Ask Ron Artest
to borrow the professional helping him.

Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that
Cuba’s communist economic model doesn’t work, a rare comment on domestic
affairs from a man who has conspicuously steered clear of local issues
since stepping down four years ago.
[...]
Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for The Atlantic magazine,
asked if Cuba’s economic system was still worth exporting to other
countries, and Castro replied: "The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us
anymore" Goldberg wrote Wednesday in a post on his Atlantic blog.
[...]
The state controls well over 90 percent of the economy, paying
workers salaries of about $20 a month in return for free health care and
education, and nearly free transportation and housing. At least a
portion of every citizen’s food needs are sold to them through ration
books at heavily subsidized prices.

Of course the "Cuban model" only “worked” while the USSR existed. It
was essentially based in heavy subsidies paid Cuba by the USSR for
being its main proxy in the Americas. And the USSR’s woes most firmly
underlined the problems with a centralized demand economy run by the
state. Even so, Cuba continued on along that vein even after their
greatest benefactor and financial supporter collapsed like a wet paper
box. Now, finally, after pushing Cuba into poverty, Castro admits
socialism is a bust.

China, while still totalitarian, recognized the economic problems
soon enough to avert a similar disaster by loosening up economically.
Cuba and North Korea, though, have continued to use the disastrous
economic model and are basket cases (Cuba has instituted some modest
economic changes, but not enough to break the dependency on the state
the government of Cuba had ingrained on multiple generations of its
population).
Of course Castro’s admission comes to late for the people of
Venezuela who’ve been roped into a Cuba-style socialist government by
strong man Hugo Chavez. Predictably, the Venezuelan economy is in
shambles.

You have to wonder how many more ruined economies it will take before
the socialists of the world (or wannabes) recognize that their brand of
government and economics is a disaster and has probably ruined more
lives than any other economic system in history.
~McQ
Author: Bruce McQuain

Military bases across the U.S. have banned the sale
of a new video game that casts players in the role of a Taliban fighter
that attacks US troops in Afghanistan. That game is Medal of Honor.

Gamers worldwide scoff at the decision, and let’s
face it folks, it’s the digital age, such bans have no effect since they
can’t ban the soldiers and sailors from playing the title, and it can
easily be ordered/pre-ordered online for those overseas or at sea. It’s
also more than a little silly since it’s become commonplace to let
players switch sides and play the bad guy.

AP
reports that after public protests, including by British Defense
Secretary Liam Fox, U.S. military officials decided not to stock the
game in any of the nearly 300 base exchange shops. The game also won’t
be sold at any of the 49 GameStop stores located on various military
bases. Troops will be allowed to own copies, but they would have to buy
them off-base.

What’s next? Are they going to close down the base
paintball ranges because they simulate combat against “friendlies”? It’s
fiction people! Would they do something like this if the name Tom
Clancy were in the title?

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General David
Petraeus is generally acknowledged to be a pretty smart guy. He's good
at what he does, which is why both George W. Bush and Barack Obama have
relied on him for leadership and strategic planning during the gruesome
duo of pointless wars we're fighting. His many years of experience have
given him great insight into the minds of psychotic racist assholes both
in the Middle East and right here in the U.S. of A. But his most recent
public remarks warning against one pastor's plan to burn Korans on September 11th
will surely call his patriotism into question.

Your Paper of Record has more on Petraeus's troubling
devotion to common sense…

Burning copies of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, "would
undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan — and around the world
— to inflame public opinion and incite violence," the commander, Gen.
David H. Petraeus said in an e-mail message to The Associated Press on
Tuesday.

Echoing remarks the general made in an interview with The
Wall Street Journal published Tuesday, he said: "It could endanger
troops and it could endanger the overall effort. It is precisely the
kind of action the Taliban uses and could cause significant problems.
Not just here, but everywhere in the world we are engaged with the
Islamic community."

What a coward, am I right? I mean, it's not like less hateful
desecrations of their culture's sacred symbols has ever led to any
serious issues ever before, right?

In 2005, violent and sometimes lethal riots were set off
around the world by a mistaken report by Newsweek that a Pentagon
investigation had found that military interrogators of detainees at
Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, tried to flush a Koran down a toilet. The same
year, a Danish newspaper printed cartoons portraying the Prophet
Muhammad also led to riots across the Muslim world.

Oh, whatEVER. As long as these "violent and sometimes lethal
riots" take place outside of America, who gives a fuck, right? It's our
right as Americans to burn, piss on, or stab anything or anyone who doesn't fall in line
with what the self-appointed human representatives of God tell us.
General Petraeus needs to shut his mouth before we start asking
questions about where his REAL loyalty is.

It's no secret that China is crushing the U.S. in the race to produce clean
energy. But Ernst & Young has made it official: China is the most
attractive location to invest in renewable energy projects. The U.S.
slipped to second place this year on the Renewable Energy Country
Attractiveness Indices, which grades countries on a 100 point scale in
national renewable energy markets, renewable energy infrastructure, and
suitability for individual technology.

The U.S. lost its top spot
thanks mostly to China's $11.5
billion in asset-financing for clean technology in the second quarter of
this year. That cash injection for China, combined with Washington's
failure to enact a Renewable Energy Standard this summer, caused
investors to lose faith in the U.S.'s ability to support green projects.

Spain dropped a point due to the destruction of the country's famous solar subsidies. In a bid to save cash, the
country slashed subsidies for photovoltaic solar power plants by 45%,
for big rooftop solar plants by 25%, and for small rooftop installations
by 5%. And Germany dropped a point because of similar cuts to its solar
PV tariffs.
But where Europe and the U.S. flounder, other
countries continue to gain ground. Japan gained a point because of a
2.6-fold growth in its solar cell market over the past year, and New
Zealand scored a point thanks to a carbon emissions trading scheme.

This
doesn't mean we should count the U.S. and Europe out of the renewable
energy race. It does mean that no country can take for granted that it
will stay in favor with clean technology investors.

TEHRAN — Iran will free an American on Saturday, believed to be one
of three hikers detained over a year ago, an official told AFP.

In
a brief message, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance said:
"Freedom of one of the American detainees on Saturday 20th of (Iranian
month of) Shahrivar at 9:00 am (0430 GMT) at Hotel Esteghlal" in the
capital Tehran.

A ministry official contacted by AFP refused to
reveal the identity of the detainee, only saying that the release
ceremony would be overseen by one of the vice presidents of Iran.

Iran
is currently holding three US hikers in custody after they strayed into
the country from across the border with Iraq more than a year ago.

By Howard Rich
As Washington D.C. slips further below the waves of partisan rancor
and unprecedented red ink, voters of both parties are overwhelmingly
endorsing term limits as a way to right the sinking ship.

In fact as increasing numbers of Americans have begun to recognize
the importance of refocusing our nation on its founding principles, none
of those principles is garnering more support than term limits.

According to the results of a new FOX News poll, 78 percent of all
voters favor term limits — including 84 percent of Republicans and 74
percent of Democrats and Independents. By contrast, only 16 percent of
voters oppose term limits. In today’s era of political
hyper-partisanship and media-fueled ideological divisiveness, those
numbers are positively astounding.
Or are they?

The truth is that support for term limits has always been strong. In
2002 for example voters in states that passed legislative term limits
during the previous decade were still supporting them by huge majorities
— ranging anywhere from 60 to 78 percent.

Given such strong and consistent public support, it’s not surprising
that the only successful attempts to undo legislative term limits in
the modern era have come from legislative or judicial actions which
overturned the results of popular elections. In fact just last year New
York City leaders arbitrarily tossed out the results of two citywide
elections to give themselves additional terms in office.

So much for the argument that term limits are “anti-Democratic.”
Get full story here.

By Adam
Bitely
On my way out of class today at George Mason University, I happened
to stumble across a labor strike. The strike was spearheaded by none
other than the usual suspects: the SEIU.

Once I realized that I had been surrounded by the marching purple
shirts I decided to start asking some questions. I spoke with Tanya
Aquino who informed me that she was the communications person on-site
from the SEIU. She told me that the SEIU does not have a formal
relationship with Sodexo but that they are attempting to set up shop
inside of Sodexo. Aquino said that they have “been met with retaliation”
over their attempts to organize.

The protesters marched from George Mason’s
Patriot Center to the Johnson Center. Below is their organized
performance outside of the Johnson Center around 2 pm. They obstructed
students on their way to class and made quite the commotion

By Kevin
Mooney
State lawsuits that argue against the constitutionality of ObamaCare
under the Commerce Clause have considerable merit and could potentially
come before the U.S. Supreme Court former New York Gov. George Pataki
told reporters Wednesday during a question and answer period at The
National Press Club.

Pataki, who is now chairman of Revere America, held a press
conference to announce a new campaign aimed against congressional
lawmakers who voted for President Obama’s healthcare bill, which passed
earlier this year. Television ads will be aired in concert with other
campaign efforts in key districts as part of the “Pledge to Win”
campaign.

In response to a question from The American Spectator that asked
whether or not the state suits could potentially reach The Supreme
Court, Pataki responded “Yes, I do.” But he also said that opponents
should not rely on the judiciary alone and work toward the election of a
new Congress more responsive to public sentiment.

“I think that there are legitimate constitutional issues when the
federal government is imposing new burdens on the states, new burdens
that they have to increase their Medicaid eligibility break when the
states pay a significant part of that without providing any funding,” he
observed.
Get full story here.

Almost two years into the Barack Obama’s term of office, Americans
are increasingly skeptical about the effectiveness of Keynesian
deficit-spending as a means of boosting the flailing U.S. economy.
In a recent poll by Rasmussen Reports, 56 percent of likely voters
believe that additional government spending will hurt the economy.

It’s little wonder. In the last month, unemployment rose to 9.6
percent, while growth has slowed to 1.6 percent in the second quarter.
The people remember that the Obama
Administration promised more than 3 percent growth and that
unemployment would not rise above 8 percent.

In
a speech in Ohio on Wednesday, Barack Obama laid out his plans for
more of the same. “We want to put more Americans back to work
rebuilding America — our roads, railways, and runways,” he said.
Really, it’s just more spending, more debt, and more resources taken
away from other productive sectors of the economy.
Get full story here.

Raphael Biagini took ten minutes to reel in this
monster during a fishing trip in France. At 30 pounds, it is believed
to be the largest koi carp ever caught. Once Raphael took some time to
catch his breath and take a picture with his catch, he was forced to
release the giant gold fish. Why would he do such a thing you might
ask? Simple. He didn't have a big enough bowl to keep it in.

Carmelo Anthony still hopes to persuade the Denver Nuggets to
trade him, preferably to either the Chicago Bulls or New York Knicks, an NBA source with
knowledge of Anthony’s wishes told Yahoo! Sports. The Knicks have
limited assets to offer the Nuggets, which makes the Bulls a more
appealing potential trade partner. — Yahoo!

Bob Marley’s Daughter, Makeda Jahnesta, Guilty of Drug Charges
The Daily Local News of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was first to
report Bob Marley’s daughter, Makeda Jahnesta has pleaded guilty to drug
charges stemming from growing marijuana at her Philadelphia, Pa. home.
Jahnesta was in a Philly area court on Tuesday following a February
arrest.

Jahnesta, age 29, was nabbed by authorities earlier this year for
growing nearly one dozen large marijuana plants within the basement of
her home. Officers were at the residence in response to a domestic
dispute call and discovered the plant.

Jahnesta is expected to return to court in October for sentencing, as
her attorney, Thomas Schindler reported to the Associated Press.

Drug-related violence in Mexico increasingly has the
hallmarks of an insurgency, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has
said.

"It's looking more and more like Colombia looked 20 years ago, when the
narco-traffickers controlled certain parts of the country," she said.

Her comments were made following a major speech to US foreign policy
experts in Washington.

A Mexican government spokesman rejected Mrs Clinton's analogy.

Speaking in Mexico City, Alejandro Poire said the only aspect that the
Mexican and Colombian conflicts share is their root cause - a high
demand for drugs in the US.

Mr Poire also denied that the presence of drug cartels was tantamount to
an insurgency, insisting that "all the efforts of the Mexican state
were going into fighting criminals".

He added that "the collaboration with the US is an integral part of our
strategy" in tackling drug cartels.

...

It is not all that unusual for states fighting an
insurgency to label the enemy criminals and I would not argue with that
description of the Mexican cartels. But, their activity of attempting
to control certain real estate, especially leading to corridors within
the US is that of an insurgency.

The police are at a disadvantage in dealing with the better armed and
bigger organizations. The Mexican army and Marines have been more
effective at dealing with the criminal insurgents and they could improve
their effectiveness with better counter insurgency tactics that would
protect the people and get the intelligence that would flow from their
safety.

By recognizing that they are dealing with an insurgency, the Mexican
government could also get the training they need to deal with it from US
special forces troops.

But CNN's
polling numbers appear to have been *ahem* skewed to make the incumbent
Senator look competitive with Fiorina. Jim Geraghty notes that the
internals of CNN's polls claimed that 18% of conservatives
supported Boxer.

A
senior aide for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was arrested Tuesday for
attempting to bring marijuana into the Hart Senate Office Building,
according to U.S. Capitol Police reports.

Marcus Stanley, who
served as a senior economic adviser and at one time worked on the Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee — chaired by Boxer — was stopped
by a police officer Tuesday morning when he allegedly tried to “remove
and conceal” a leafy green substance from his pocket during a security
screening... Stanley has worked on Capitol Hill since 2007, according to
financial disclosure records from Legistorm, and draws a six-figure
salary. He has also worked for the Joint Economic Committee.

Rich Cronin, former lead singer of pop group LFO, is dead at 35. He
reportedly died today (September 8, 2010) after succumbing to a 5-year
battle with leukemia. Read more about his death, and find a biography
below.

Fans will dearly miss Rich Cronin and his amazing talent.

You know, sometimes celebrities die because of a self inflicted cause
such as drugs, and yes, their deaths are somewhat tragic too, but it is
always such a sad thing to see a person pass away at such a young age
from an illness. Especially when that person was as magnificent as Rich
was. His goal was to make an impact on the fight against cancer, and he
did just that as the founder of the Hope Foundation, which informs the
public about the importance of donating blood and bone marrow. Find out
more about the foundation in the video below.
Former member of the boyband NSYNC, Lance Bass, took to twitter earlier to offer his
condolences. He tweeted:

“Sad sad day that Rich Cronin died- was a amazing guy. : (”

As a biography, Rich Cronin was born on August 30, 1975. He was a
native of Kingston, Massachusetts.
His brother, Mike Cronin, is the manager for the boyband O-Town. Over a
decade ago he wrote the smash hit ‘Summer
Girls,’ which rapidly climbed its way up the Billboard Hot 100,
finally peaking at number three. About three years after their most
recognizable single was released LFO broke up. In June of 2009 the band
made the announcement that they were getting back together, and about
three months later, much to the dismay of fans, they announced that they
had broken up again. He died of acute myelogenous leukemia on September
8, 2010.

New England Patriots
star Tom Brady, who is happily married to Victoria’s
Secret AngelGisele Bundchen, was involved in a serious car crash, in which one
person had to be extricated from the vehicle by Jaws Of Life, around
6:30 am in Boston on Thursday (September 9).

The 33 year-old quarterback was “shaken” by this car crash, but he
refused to be taken to the hospital and preferred to be examined by the
team’s doctor in the Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots announced via Twitter, “Patriots QB Tom Brady was in a car
accident this morning. He was not hospitalized and is expected at
Gillette Stadium today.”

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